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Lamp replacement

Our home came with two new lamps, stored in the laundry room, just like the one that was installed in my office ceiling. This lamp is not found anywhere else in the house, so I assumed that when the light bulbs go out, one has to replace the whole lamp …

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Paused video

After my weekly bootcamp workout, I stopped at home to eat a little protein before running some errands. I ate in the kitchen, quickly, while watching some videos on my phone.  I finished eating, got in the car, exited the garage, closed the garage door, and then realized that my …

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“A touch of the absentminded genius”

In 1776, “on July 6, while Captain [Alexander] Hamilton wandered about trying to find a purse with money that he had lost—he sometimes had a touch of the absentminded genius—the local press announced [American] independence.”– Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow

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I’ve tried everything

“Can you please come help me?  I’ve tried everything to set up my fitbit and I’m out of ideas”, said the wife. I walk over and see the screen she’s looking at, which has the instructions.  The top of the page says: “Get the Fitbit App to Set Up Your …

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Sandals or unpack?

I was getting ready to leave my hotel room in Chicago for the airport when I went to put my shoes on, but I couldn’t find them anywhere. Then I realized I had packed them at the bottom of my suitcase.  So I had to make a decision between unpacking …

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Effective headphones

I was working at my office when I heard my wife laughing at her office down the hall.  She told me she had just realized she had been listening to some audio files for her research for about 30 minutes with her headphones on.  She had taken care to use …

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